Charles Hugh Swicord, Sr., 90, a life-long resident of Dothan, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at his residence following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30, Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Southside Baptist Church with Dr. Jerry Grandstaff officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery with Glover Funeral Home of Dothan directing. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:15 p.m., prior to the service.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to, Southside Baptist Church, 423 E. Cottonwood Road, Dothan, AL 36301.
Charles was born on April 14, 1935, to Hugh McCord & Frances Burdeshaw Swicord. He was a 1953 graduate of Dothan High School. In 1958, he purchased Burdeshaw Bicycle Shop, which he owned and operated until his retirement. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church, where he served as Deacon, choir member, and Sunday School teacher for many years.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Betty Lou Watkins Swicord; and his sister, Barbara Ann Swicord Coe.
He is survived by his son, Charles Hugh Swicord, Jr. (Freida); his daughter, Elizabeth Dianne Swicord Laseter (Kerry); his grandchildren, Laura Beth Swicord, Charles Hugh Swicord III, Davis Robert Swicord, Benjamin Joseph Swicord, Garret Ryan Wilkins (Rochelle), and Jon Alan Wilkins (Amy); his great-grandchildren, Bailee Elizabeth Wilkins White (Grayson), Kelsey Ryan Wilkins, Gregory Tate Wilkins, Jack Alan Wilkins, and Lucy Elizabeth Wilkins; and his niece, Carla Frances Coe Brown.
Serving as pallbearers, Charles Swicord III, Davis Swicord, Ben Swicord, Garret Wilkins, Jon Wilkins, Tate Wilkins, and Terry Bruce.
Glover Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 699-3888. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
